Women`s Day Tues 9 August fantastic concert – Divas Unite 3pm at Grandwest

A spectacular annual benefit concert designed to celebrate Women`s Day in grand style Divas Unite 2016 will feature the extraordinary talents of : Thembeka Mnguni Rouchelle Liedemann Adelia Douw Kim Kallie Judy Page Magdalene Minnaar Lynelle Kenned BlackByrd The Grey PLUS award-winning TV presenter, Katlego Maboe , as your MC! In addition, the Winner and... Continue Reading →

Springbok training squad named for Castle Lager Rugby Championship 2016

· First-time call-up for Malcolm Marx · Habana, Hougaard, Goosen, De Jongh, Mohoje and Koch return · Emirates Lions, overseas based players to join later Springbok coach Allister Coetzee has included uncapped Malcolm Marx and recalled Oupa Mohoje, Vincent Koch, Juan de Jongh, Francois Hougaard, Bryan Habana and Johan Goosen, in a squad of 31... Continue Reading →

My daughter and I went on tour to Namibia during July 2016 These are the start of the happy snaps

My daughter and I went on tour to Namibia after working on Miss Namibia on 9 July 2016 These are the start of the happy snaps The Zeila got stranded on 25 August 2008 in the early morning hours near "Die Walle", a popular fishing spot about 14km south of Henties Bay. The fishing trawler... Continue Reading →

James Stewart for Alma Cafe show Sunday 31st July 2016

After a sellout performance with stellar music colleagues at the Folk Festival last weekend James Stewart will be performing at the now-legendary Alma Cafe in Rosebank on Sunday the 31st. This is a not-to-be-missed performance by this Emmy-nominated, multi-SAMA award winning and chart-topping singer songwriter who in his own words ‘is only just starting to... Continue Reading →

Nought Bru the Sharks get smashed

EISH! Eina! Ouch ... This was a sad low for the Sharks. They were as atrocious as the conditions in stormy Wellington but while the weather may lift in the New Zealand capital in a day or two, the doom and gloom will cling to the Durban franchise for far longer. In the words of... Continue Reading →

Volunteering just 67 minutes can feed 450 000 hungry children for a year on Wednesday, 13 July

TURN THE TABLES ON HUNGER IN JUST 67 MINUTES For 450 000 vulnerable children, giving 67 minutes of your time for Nelson Mandela on Wednesday, 13 July can stave off their hunger for as long as a year. To honour Nelson Mandela's rich legacy of caring for those in need, Stop Hunger Now Southern Africa... Continue Reading →

Sharks and the Cheetahs match preview for tonights game

The Sharks and the Cheetahs have dished up some thrilling entertainment over the years of Super Rugby and tonight’s clash at Kings Park has all the ingredients for another classic. It is worth noting that six of the last nine meetings between these sides have been won by the away team, including each of the... Continue Reading →

Music Exchange returns to Cape Town Thursday, 8 and Friday, 9 September 2016.

South Africa’s premier music, film and entertainment programme. Music Exchange(MEX) returns to Cape Town between Thursday, 8 and Friday, 9 September 2016. Celebrating its sixth anniversary, this year not only will it be within heritage month, MEX16 returns to Sun International’s GrandWest Casino and Entertainment World, to host South Afrirca's entertainment economy indaba. Adding weight... Continue Reading →

5.6.7 JULY -3 Shows -with top SA Jazz band Top Dog at Grandwest -Don’t Miss it

Three nights and a mere 450 seats make this highly anticipated new album reveal July’s hot, must-see show ,with Top Dog SA Top Dog SA’s saxophonist Donveno Prins, who most recently lead the band for the inaugural run for David Kramer’s Kanala show at The Fugard Theatre, is also the band’s leader. Add Camillo Lombard... Continue Reading →

Springboks lose Lambie and undefeated status against Ireland at Newlands

Springbok pivot Pat Lambie has been ruled out of the second test match of the Castle Lager Incoming Series against Ireland next weekend after being concussed in the series opener at DHL Newlands. Lambie was injured in a tackle that saw Irish flanker CJ Stander being red-carded for dangerous play in the first half of... Continue Reading →

No time to Faff about as De Klerk named in starting lineup to face Ireland at Newlands on Saturday

Coetzee hands Springbok debut to Faf de Klerk Springbok coach Allister Coetzee has named Faf de Klerk as the only uncapped player in the starting team to face Ireland on Saturday at DHL Newlands in Cape Town, while Elton Jantjies has passed a fitness test and will start the first of three Castle Lager Incoming... Continue Reading →

The grim history of Wales on tour in New Zealand

The Welsh have got New Zealand covered in singing, but elsewhere on rugby game day the All Blacks have reigned supreme since December 1953, when Wales triumphed 13-8. Those were halcyon days in the valleys - Cardiff beat the All Blacks 8-3 earlier on the tour and Swansea drew 6-6 a week before that test.... Continue Reading →

Dawie Theron to coach in Japan at the Docomo Red Hurricanes

SA Rugby on Wednesday announced that Dawie Theron has accepted a contract to coach the Docomo Red Hurricanes in Japan and will not be available for a seventh season as coach of the Junior Springboks. Theron will vacate his position following the World Rugby Under-20 Championship in Manchester, England, which kicked off earlier this week.... Continue Reading →

Springbok Opus’ goes on national tour

The epic story of rugby in South Africa, enshrined in the Springbok Opus, a book weighing an astonishing 36kgs, will begin a nationwide tour, SA Rugby announced on Wednesday. The publication will be showcased at a number of venues across the country in the 125th year since Test rugby arrived in South Africa. The Springbok... Continue Reading →

Adriaan Strauss named 57th Springbok captain

Adriaan Strauss will become the 57th Springbok captain after the Vodacom Bulls hooker was named to lead South Africa in the Castle Lager Incoming Series against Ireland, which starts on 11 June in Cape Town. Springbok coach, Allister Coetzee, made the announcement on Monday afternoon in Stellenbosch, where the Boks are preparing for the first... Continue Reading →

Squad of 31 ushers in new era of Springbok rugby

Allister Coetzee has named a new-look Springbok squad, including nine uncapped players, for the Castle Lager Incoming Series against Ireland, featuring three Tests in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth. The uncapped players who have forced their way into the Springbok squad are Garth April (flyhalf), Ruan Combrinck (wing), Faf de Klerk (scrumhalf), Nic Groom... Continue Reading →

All Blacks selectors have named a mixture of experience / new talent for the 3 Steinlager Series Tests against Wales in 2016

The All Blacks selectors Steve Hansen, Ian Foster and Grant Fox have named a mixture of experience and new talent for the three Steinlager Series Tests against Wales. The squad is as follows: (with province and Test caps) Kieran Read (captain ) Forwards Hookers Dane Coles (Wellington, 36 Tests) Codie Taylor (Canterbury, four Tests) Nathan... Continue Reading →

All Blacks selectors have named a mixture of experience / new talent for the 3 Steinlager Series Tests against Wales in 2016

The All Blacks selectors Steve Hansen, Ian Foster and Grant Fox have named a mixture of experience and new talent for the three Steinlager Series Tests against Wales. The squad is as follows: (with province and Test caps) Kieran Read (captain ) Forwards Hookers Dane Coles (Wellington, 36 Tests) Codie Taylor (Canterbury, four Tests) Nathan... Continue Reading →

What will be Bok squad look like later today for start of 2016 season

On the 12 June of 2004, new Springbok coach Jake White told the change-room at the Free State Stadium that in three years time they would win the World Cup. Later, a number of players admitted they had had battled to stifle a smile. Many of them had the year before been humiliated in Australia... Continue Reading →

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